United Flight Forced to Land in Chicago After 'Knee Defender' Sparks Altercation

On Sunday, a United Airlines flight was forced to divert after two passengers got into an argument over the Knee Defender, a $22 gadget that stops the person in front of the user from reclining. The little gadget was invented by Ira Goldman, a 6-foot-3

The incident that occurred Sunday on a United Airlines plane involved the Knee Defender, a gadget that attaches to the user's tray table, pressing against the seat in front and preventing any backward motion. “For those of us 

The fight started on a United Airlines flight because one passenger was using the Knee Defender, a $21.95 gadget that attaches to a passenger's tray table and prevents the person in front of them from reclining. The Federal Aviation Administration

CHICAGO — A United Airlines flight from New Jersey to Denver was diverted Sunday after two passengers got into a heated argument over the ability to recline a seat. A passenger was using the Knee Defender, a $21.95 gadget that passengers attach to

The fight started when the male passenger, seated in a middle seat of row 12, used the Knee Defender to stop the woman in front of him from reclining while he was on his laptop, according to a law enforcement official with